Producer Jayanta Mukherjee dies at Mumbai residence

Producer and composer Jayanta Mukherjee, husband of actor Moushumi Chatterjee and son of singer-composer Hemant Kumar, died at his Mumbai residence on November 12. BN Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE), confirmed Mukherjee’s death. He had been unwell for some time, Tiwari said.

Mukherjee worked in film and television production and music. His credits included the films Mazaaq and Do Ladke Dono Kadke, as well as the television serial Talaash. He also worked on Biwi Aur Makan. The All Indian Cine Workers Association paid tribute to him, identifying him as a producer and composer.

An unnamed source described Mukherjee’s final hours, telling India.com that his health had worsened and that he was taken to hospital in critical condition. The source said doctors advised the family to bring him home because of the seriousness of his condition, and that Chatterjee and their daughter were with him when he died. That account also put the time of death at about 5:30 p.m. The details were not confirmed by Tiwari in the other reports.

Reports described Mukherjee as having been ill for some time, but differed in how they characterized his condition. One...